Anti-gay discrimination’s up for debate

I’m at Book Expo America in New York, which is for booksellers, authors, publishers, literary agents and the like—in other words, people who read, people […]

Joe Banner Out as Eagles Prez. Joe Banner—president of the Eagles organization—has been replaced by chief operating officer Don Smolenski. Banner will stay with the […]

Brandon Graham currently holds the title of World’s Strongest Eagle. He is benching sets of 465 pounds. Squatting 405. He’s putting on a show in […]

On a sweltering September day around three years ago, a liberal arts professor in one of my classes at Temple asked, “Who here considers themselves […]

No one ever accused the Philadelphia Inquirer’s editorial board of using their “heads” when opining, and last week was no exception. Like Big Brother, which […]

In February, Cape May’s city council voted down a smoking ban on its beaches. So, good news: You can’t take the Jersey out of Jersey, […]

Phew. We were treated to some good news (?) from the Phillies on Roy Halladay’s shoulder today. After getting a second opinion, the Phils have […]

A full jury and four alternates have been selected for the trial of former Penn State football coach Jerry Sandusky. Many of the selected jurors […]

Kenny Chesney—who has headlined a bunch of summer tours that have sold out at Lincoln Financial Field and other outdoor stadiums—has planned a free outdoor […]

The 20-something question

The National Trust for Historic Preservation has named Joe Frazier’s former gym—where he lived and trained for a historic bout with Muhammad Ali—America’s 11 Most […]

A group of parents have filed a federal lawsuit to prevent the planned closure of Harrison Elementary School. The suit names the Philadelphia School District, […]

First Lady Michelle Obama will address an audience at the National Constitution Center this afternoon at a ticketed campaign event. The FLOTUS will speak in […]

Today, June 6th, 2012, marks the launch of Uber’s town car service in Philadelphia. The service allows you to order a town car—for more than […]